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Saunders: What would a Canada of 100 million feel like? (1)

If you were in London 110 years ago to watch the coronation of King Edward VII, it would have looked a lot like the scene of this month’s royal jubilee, with one notable exception: In 1902, the route of the … Continue reading

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Afternoon Update May 20th, 2012 (10)

CANADA #1 — CNews | No clarity from Mounties on gun shop ledgers  OTTAWA – Gun shop owners hoping for clarity from the Mounties on the so-called backdoor long-gun registry are out of luck. [...] #2 — Globe | Lawn chemicals … Continue reading

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Daley: Europe finally awakes from its utopian dream (15)

Let’s say this again, just in case a single sentient being on the planet has missed it: Germany cannot simply decide to bail Greece (or Spain, or Italy, etc) out of its debts. OK? However much Angela Merkel is nagged, … Continue reading

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Crowley: EI has caused shameful damage down east

Critics of the federal government’s plan to press workers on employment insurance (EI) to accept available work remind me of Captain Renault walking into Rick’s Nightclub in the film Casablanca. They are shocked — shocked, mind you — to discover … Continue reading

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Goodspeed Analysis: Power struggle developing between neo-Maoists, reformers ahead of party congress

There are growing signs of an intense power struggle in China before this fall’s crucial Communist party congress that will install a new generation of leaders. Ideological disagreements over the direction China should take are matched by a growing clash … Continue reading

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Fire, barricades, and a Rolling Stone: Quebec protests make waves

A plan to restore order in Montreal appeared to erupt in smoke late Saturday, with fiery blockades blazing on a busy downtown street corner in a dispute gaining international attention. Groups of protesters built pyres from plastic traffic cones and … Continue reading

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Russell: Throwing wood on the Quebec-separation fire

The possibility of Quebec leaving the federation is an emotional issue — as I found out recently. This education started last week, when the Letters page asked readers: “Does Quebec still have a future in Canada?” Approximately 60 readers responded. … Continue reading

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Police struggling to cope with emboldened riot culture in Canada

In Toronto, at the G20 protests in 2010, police went in hard — batons flailing, arrests sweeping — and the outcome was a mess: destroyed property, public havoc and an outcry over police tactics. Fast-forward to this week in Montreal; … Continue reading

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Fernandez: One Day More

A question was posed on a recent open thread: would the EU let Greece exit, or would they attempt to keep the currency in the fold. As a bonus, readers were asked to choose which song the Fat Lady would sing … Continue reading

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Doctoroff: What the Chinese Want

Consumers in China are increasingly modern in their tastes, but they are not becoming ‘Western.’ How the selling of coffee, cars and pizza sheds light on a nation racing toward superpower status. Apple has taken China by storm. A Starbucks … Continue reading

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Morning Update May 20th, 2012 (10)

CANADA #1 — CNews | Another mill in B.C. razed by fire  A massive fire early Saturday morning has caused extensive damage to a lumber mill in Abbotsford, B.C. [...] #2 — Globe | Price of self-representation weighs on courts It was easy … Continue reading

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